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Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

Documented growing wild in - - -

Rare

Look for it in shrub swamps, bottomlands, suburban areas, per Weakley's Flora

To see a detailed map, click here

 

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Stoloniferous

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
4-merous
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer
White
Drupe

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Landscaping with Native Trees p090?
• Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p100
• Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p101
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p114

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cornus stolonifera   FAMILY Cornaceae

GREATER THAN & NOMEN DUBIUM PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Swida stolonifera